A Gentleman's Game (2002)

A drama revolving around characters whose lives are transformed one summer at an exclusive East Coast country club.

Director:

J. Mills Goodloe

Writers:

J. Mills Goodloe, Tom Coyne

Stars:

Mason Gamble, Gary Sinise, Philip Baker Hall

3 wins & 5 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Mason Gamble	...	Timmy Price
Gary Sinise	...	Foster Pearse
Philip Baker Hall	...	Charlie Logan
Dylan Baker	...	Mr. Price
Henry Simmons	...	Walter Kane
Ellen Muth	...	Mollie Kilduff
Brian Doyle-Murray	...	Tomato Face
David Zayas	...	Alfred D'Angelo
Kevin Thoms	...	Casey Price
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Michael Della Femina	...	John Byrne
Robin Dorian	...	Mrs. Norton
Linda Emond	...	Meredith Price
Justin Goncalves	...	Jamie Bryne
Greg Horos	...	Bartender
Art Houston	...	Golfer

Storyline

A drama revolving around characters whose lives are transformed one summer at an exclusive East Coast country club.

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Plot Keywords:

golf movie | tournament | locker room | golfer | friend | 

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Taglines:

Sometimes lessons come from unexpected places.

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Genres:

Drama | Sport

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

20 August 2002 (USA)

Also Known As:

Esporte de Cavalheiros

Filming Locations:

Manayunk, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Artists Management Group (AMG)

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Timmy Price's house is actually co-writer Tom Coyne's parents' house, where Coyne was living during filming.

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Goofs

After Dylan Baker (the father) and Mason Gamble (the son) are playing their first round of golf together and Baker realizes Gamble can play, the two walk down the fairway. The film is reversed. Both are previously shown playing right handed with gloves on their left hands, but gloves are now both on their right hands and when they stop to shake hands on a bet, they shake with their left hands.

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Quotes

Timmy Price: Well, maybe I could hit a few balls up here and you could give me some pointers.
Foster Pearse: Do I *look* like Mr. Miyagi to you? Wax on, wax off. Oh yes, Timmy-san, you hit a few balls, I give you pointers.

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Connections

Spoofs The Karate Kid (1984)

User Reviews

Had potential, but a little too scatter-brained

"A Gentleman's Game" uses the game of golf in a country club setting to illustrate an adolescent's discovery about honesty, prejudice, and other life lessons. Several times I thought I knew where this film was heading, only to be proved wrong. Unfortunately, I'm not so sure that the filmmakers ever knew where it was heading, either. The defining moment in this movie is probably the scene in which Gary Sinise mocks "The Karate Kid" and debunks any notions that he's going to become a mentor to the adolescent golfer. It's refreshing, in a way, that this movie refuses to follow most of the simplistic and over-worked movie formulas. However, too much of it still comes off as contrived. At the drop of a hat people drop all pretenses of civility, or fail to stick up for the things in which they believe, or are exposed for something far less respectable than their place in society assumes. Unfortunately, there is often no resolution to these moments. And except for the fact that the club serves as backdrop for them, there is no real continuity or linking of them. It's a shame that the writers and director could not salvage a better film, especially given some of the talented actors and potential in the setup.